How to measure Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
The most well-known and frequently tracked metric used for measuring the economic growth of a country is the gross domestic product (GDP). The Gross Domestic Product measures the value of goods and services produced by a nation both for domestic sale and exports. However, GDP does not include imports for measurement, as imports are not…
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Banks are prohibited from levying foreclosure charges/ pre-payment penalties
Reserve Bank of India on Friday (August 02, 2019) reminded all the commercial banks that they are not permitted to charge foreclosure charges / pre-payment penalties on home loans / all floating rate term loans sanctioned to individual borrowers. The above norm of prohibiting banks charging foreclosure charges/pre-payment penalties on floating rate loan is already…
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RBI relaxes end use restrictions on ECB
As per existing External Commercial Borrowings policy norms, ECB proceeds could not be utilized by the borrowers for the following purposes. (i) Working capital purposes, (ii) General corporate purposes, (iii)Repayment of Rupee loans except when the ECB is availed from foreign equity holder for a minimum average maturity period of 5 years.(iv) On-lending for above…
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Dearness relief for the Bank Pensioners – August 2019 to February 2020
The average index number for April 2019 to June 2019 works out to 7172. Therefore Bank Pensioners would get 70 slabs to increase as dearness relief for the half-year August 2019 – February 2020. The following chart shows the rate of dearness relief applicable to bank pensioners who have retired on various dates. The percentage…
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Dearness allowance chart on bank employees’ special allowance from August 2019 to October 2019
As per the announcement of the Labour Bureau of the Government today (31.07.2019), the average index numbers for April 2019 to June 2019 works out to 7167. It means bank staff will get 36 slabs increase in DA for the ensuing quarter July 2019 to October 2019.The following chart shows the rate of dearness relief…
Dearness allowance (DA) chart for the sub-staff from August 2019 to October 2019
Banks’ staff will get 36 slabs to increase in dearness allowance (DA) for the ensuing quarter: August 2019 to October 2019. It means revised DA for sub-staff will be at 68.10% for the quarter from August 2019 to October 2019 over the previous quarter. Revised Old increase Stage Basic Spl.All. Total 68.10% 64.50% 3.60%…
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